I
"THE NEW
MAYOR ON
THE JOB
By VICTOR RADCLIFFE
13
(Copyright by W, GQ. Chapman.)
HE mayor of Tolliver Gulch
drew up his horse as a plercing
scream rang out beyond the belt
of timber lining the lonely
pountain road he was traversing.
Then noting a cloud of smoke through
the trees he diverged from the trail,
got beyond the barrier and made out
the littie town of Golconda in the dis-
tance, and nearer at hand on its out-
skirts a lonely hut, ablaze below and
2 woman outside, wringing her hands
and shrieking helplessly.
New mayoralty honors clustered
thick and newly about John Griffiths
at Tolliver Gulch, but here at a dis-
tance from his home town, and ever
chivalrous and helpful, he forgot dig-
nity. He dashed up to the side of the
distracted woman within three min-
utes, brought his steed to Its
tiaunches, summarily leaped to the
ground and shouted forth:
“Anyone in the bullding?”
“No! No!” cried the woman, “but
all my papers are. They will be lost;
we will be rulned—oh, save them!
Save them!”
She was a tiny bit of humanity, pep-
pery and active, Griffiths saw that, but
she had evidently not been able to
dft a heavy ladder that she had
dragged to the spot.
“Where are the papers?’ inquired
Griffiths.
“Up in the little low attic.
that window,” and she pointed up-
wards, “They're in a box on top of
a big chest. “No! No!” she added,
frantically, as Griffiths made a move-
ment as if to rush in through the open
lower door. “It's all ablaze in there.
The ladder; oh, quick! quick! Never
mind anything but the papers.”
John Griffiths had the ladder speed-
tly in place. He was not even
smudged, so promptly and deftly did
he reach the attic, secure the wooden
box described and place it in the pos
session of the anxious, trembling and
grateful woman.
“The old but is gone, and I'm glad
of it!” she exclaimed. "It was not
fit to live in and hasn't been for a
fong time. That lazy, roving husband
of mine will have a startler when he
comes back, and I'm glad of that, too!
The papers—they're saved, thank good
ness! They mean a good deal to me,
for they are deeds, and mine claims
and all that. Mister, if a ten-dollar
bill—"
“Thank you, but I've done a simple
duty, and glad to be a help to you’
interrupted Griffiths. “Can 1 be of
any further assistance?”
“No, mister, but I'll never forget
your kindness. I've a sister in town
who will take me in till my husband
shows up—the worthless, wandering
critter!”
The mayor of Tolliver Gulch smiled
to himself as he recognized the di
minutive little lady as a being with
a spirit of her own. Then he rode on
his way, thinking of another certain
little lady who filled his thoughts con
tinually. It was a rough community
among whom he had found
rare amid the incongruous environ
ment. It was Velma Dalton, the
daughter of the district judge. Grif
fiths, as a rising young lawyer, had
won the good opinion of the judge.
The latter represented the reform
element of the struggling border set-
tlement. It was through his influence
and support that Griffiths had been
elected mayor,
That position was proving anything
but a bed of roses. The rough ele
ment of the Gulch was opposed to in-
novations. Defeated at the polls, they
went about cross-gralned and venge
ful. There were mutterings of dis
content and velled threats. The out
cast element, however, feared the
law, and the dignity and determina-
tion of the judge had so far prevented
any serious outbreak.
Griffiths reached the Gulch just aft
er dark. As he passed the Red Bea-
ver tavern he caught the echoes of
some wild jubilation. He learned its
cause when he reached home. His
landlady looked frightened and agi
tated,
“Oh, 1 am go Ziad you
home safe!” she exclaimed.
have been here”
“Who has been here?”
Griffiths.
“I'he committee from the rustlers,
It's about renewing the license of the
dance hall, sir.”
“1 answered them once,” spoke Grif-
fiths, his lips setting firmly. “They
have had my ultimatum.”
“Yes, sir; but they threaten a big
row, They had Giant Gabe with
them, and his gang. It seems they've
hired him to come here and upset the
town, If you don't give way.”
“Not an inch!” pronounced Grif
fiths, determinedly.
“Then, sir, don't show yourself on
the streets. The mob is ugly, and
bound to do you up If you don't grant
that license.”
Griffiths pald no attention to this
warning. He felt it beneath his dig-
nity. He enlled upon Velma that
same evening, Her father was seri.
ous and she anxious over the situa:
tion. Neither, however, attempted to
fafluence him to recede one step from
his fixed position regarding the earry-
ing out of the law,
The next morning Griffiths proceed:
od quietly to his office. He had heard
of a wild debazuch at the tavern an.
of this imported brave, Gian’ Gabe,
snd his gang. It seems they had ap
Beyond
a jewel
have got
“They
questioned
peared In similar clrcumstances as
hirelings to help the half-subdued
rowdy element of the towns voting |
for reform, hoping to intimidate the |
champions of the new movement, |
The convivialists of the evening
previous were, {t seemed, sleeping off
the effects of thelr debauch during |
the morning. Just after noon, how-
ever, as Griffiths was crossing the
public square he saw a hooting, strag-
gling mob pouring out through the |
doors of the tavern,
At their head was a red-shirted, |
brawny-fisted fellow over six feet in |
height and viciously Inclined. Griffiths
doubted not that this was Glant Gabe, |
Urged by the crowd he hustied along
to the spot where Griffiths had halted.
He squared off in front of him, egged |
on by his turbulent cohorts,
“You're the mayor, they tell me!” |
he bellowed. “Well, I'm nominated
by the people to protect their liber-
ties. Rattlesnakes—]1 eat ‘em!
Giant Gabe glared horribly, leaped |
up two feet in the alr and cracked his
heels together,
“D'namite!”. he
over a box of it!”
Calmly Griffiths regarded the
mouthy demagogue, but planted firm- |
ly, his glance noting every movement
of the raging bully.
“Powder and shot—my chewing |
gum! You goody-goody specimen of a
tenderfoot, I'm going to wipe you out |
with one whack!”
Swish! Giant Gabe struck out, but |
Griffiths dodged. Then up came his
fist, The burly bully lay in a heap at
his feet.
“None of that, you big coward!”
A woman's rasping tones uttered
the words. She shot through the
crowd, and as Giant Gabe tugged at |
his belt for a revolver, grabbed him
by one ear.
“You great
cried. "You'd
man, eh?
there!” and she cuffed him soundly. |
“Know who this man 8?" she de- |
manded, pointing to the mayor. “He's |
the man who saved all our valuable |
papers when our old shanty burned
down, Mareh!"”
Giant Gabe struggled to his feet and
slouched away from the spot. Most
of the crowd roared with laughter,
The tiny woman dominated the great
rugged glant as though he were a
pigmy.
An hour later word went out from
(Gilant Gabe to his adherents to return
to their homes, To the rebellious
home-town mob Gabe sent other word,
that if any further move was made
against the new mayor “he would
wade in and clean out the crowd, tav-
ern and all!”
So Nancy, wife of Glant Gabe, saved
the day, and Tolliver Guich settled
down Into respectability, and its may- |
or married Velma Dalton.
roared—*1 sleep
hulking bluffer!" she
shoot at an unarmed
There! and there! and
Posterity Unkind to
Two Great Conquerors |
It is an irony of fate that the bones
of the two representatives of Spain
who had most to do with the estab-
lishment of the Spanish dominion and
the Spanish tongue and culture in the
Western hemisphere have
strangely mislaid in the lands
that these great men opened to the
world, Whether the remains of Col
umbus He at Havana or at Santo
Domingo Is a subject of keen con
troversy and of a real historic doubt;
and now, when the government of
Spain asks the republic of Mexico to
return to his native country, for hon-
orable burial, the bones of Hernan
Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico, It ap-
pears that nobody knows just where
the ashes of the conquetor lie,
In both cases there is a strange
story of confusion and neglect. Both
Columbus and Cortes, illustrious dis-
coverers and pathfinders, were more
or less ungratefully scorned in their
last years. Great honors were as-
sumed to be paid their bones by a
later generation; but at Santo Domin-
go the record of the exact resting
place of the world-discoverer faded
away to doubt, while Mexico, having
claimed the body of Cortes from his
unhonoring fatherland, and enshrined
it at the capital, presently shifted It |
from pillar to post; and now we are
told that no one knows exactly where
it lies,
seem to
been
Here’s a Good Hawk
The broad-winged hawk is uncom-
monly sluggish and may perch motion.
less upon some dry treetop for hours
at a time. If disturbed it will maké a
short flight and settle again, says Na-
ture Magazine, The two to five pale |
gravish or greenish white eggs are
heavily spotted with brown. It sum- |
mers mainly east of the Mississippl, |
and winters from Oklahoma to Ven. |
ezueln. A beneficial and beautiful
hawk—the policeman of the wood-lot
Ancient Windows
Oriel window is an upper-story win.
dow with two or more sides which |
stand out from the face of the wall, |
leaving a recess or “oriel” in the room |
s7/ithin. The window is supported by |
brackets or corbels, and such windows |
add much to the grace of the buildings |
of the type built during the time of |
Queen Elizabeth, The name Is sel. |
dom applied to windows of the ground
floor,
Some Guess
Even In erudite Boston, sometimes,
a supply clerk who doesn't know all
about books, gets into a book store
during the Christmas rush, Recently
n would-be purchaser asked a clerk:
“Haven't you ‘Plutarch’s Lives?"
“Lives, did you say? Oh, yes, | see;
it's an animal story about a cat named
Plutarch, isn't it?”
And why not?! What else other
than a cat, has “Hves?”
Repeated in Frocks for
Young Daughters.
Many of the juvenile fashions take
their trend from the adult mode, Fre-
quently enough to excite comment, oh-
gerves a fashion writer In the Kansas
ways in a simplified version, but still
The straightline for which
every woman has a warm liking, be-
cause she knows It has no equal for
maintaining the illusion of the girl's
more often than not, These give grace
to awkward young bodies and freedom
ties which are the order of the day
at this age. The two-plece dress,
which has been given an extended fa-
develops Into a one-plece
with two-plece effect. Jox
plaits, kick plalts, large plaits and
small plaits are used Impartially,
sometimes all around: in many In-
stances the back Is plain, The light-
welght four-ounce woolens lend them-
selves particularly well to the plaited
since the color range Is
ly, serviceably and becomingly. No
gerge affalr of uncomfortable weight,
fons into the junior mode, where their
appeal, although of different
ter, is evidenced equally, This fabrle
is easy to plait and, better yet stays
in plait,
and never
“shine” once the hated mark of the
char?
It wrinkles scarcely at
acquires the
Because these new crepe weave
woolens are priced rather high-—as
the novelties of the geason
juvenile
wardrobe, which must be kept to the
the happlest cholee, It has
qualities of its own to recom
many
good
mend it, and is very reasonably priced
Although it cannot be plaited KUCCesK
fully, It Is
particularly suitable for
being given new life In the
mode, both for mother and daughter,
For the smaller girl who does not
wear woolen dresses, there are all the
standard wash supple-
fabrics now
The new cottons are characterized by
designs
callicoes of grandmother's day. An-
other reminder of old favorites Is seen
in the favor given the old-fashioned
rose-sprig dimity. Even the slik
crepes reflect the Importance of the
time-honored motifs in small floral de
signs. The revival of old patterns also
is attended with the return of an oid
favorite, challis, which is seen In
many lovely little dresses.
The details of finish go far In trim.
ming the little girl's dress. Scallops
are an effective treatment. Plaltings
the “best frocks.” Although
a youthful simplicity, there Is a ten-
dency away from severe effects and
the little girl now is allowed the perky
sash, Gay embroidery In vivid wool-
eng of contrasting color Is character.
istic of the peasant dress, whether of
wool or cotton, and is seen frequently
on sheer dress of voile or crepe. The
compose theme also Is seen In the
junior wardrobe on frock of monotone
embroidered in conventionalized mo-
tifs In several shades of a matching
or contrasting color.
Frock of Pussy Willow
Milady's wardrobe cannot be con-
sidered complete without this charm.
Ing frock of pussy willow In bridal.
veil falls design,
PA.
Spring Modes Emphasize |
Draped Diagonal Closing |
That the
flower
of foreign
point
importation
bulbs has reached a
cost was pointed out by Joseph C, Ma-
company, subdividers of De-
“The United State Department of
small quantities of varieties,”
sald Mr. Maloney.
by the department was that in 1926
alone 42000000 bulbs were imported,
This Included 500 varieties, but the
new
Fashion is saying: “One side,
please,” referring to the fastening of
spring frocks. That Is, the latest
whim of the mode is a diagonal clos.
ing, showing somewhat of a surplice
is prettily demonstrated in the
As to these soft drapes, they are fea-
tured throughout the mode. Especial.
ly are the supple crepes, satins, voiles
effects. Many of the tailored cloth or
silk blouses are fastened at a right.to-
left slant,
the Mode for Spring
ew developments have been more
1
i g In ef.
fect than the comp
we iden, which this
genson is the dominant theme In fash-
sometimes even four tones of a single
color designers achieve an effect of
and charmingly distinctive
At Palm Beach and at the smart re-
sorts of the Riviera the smartest
reflect the
vogue for the new tonal effects. Many
of the loveliest dresses of
chiffon shade from the palest to the
evening. whieh
evening
deepest tone, while the same idea in
algo ecarrled out in the frocks with
swaying fringes attached in tiers to a
is the use of ribbons in duo or tri
tone colorings.
One of the most interesting models
to feature ribbon trimming is of chif-
fon in the new shade of madonna blue
that is so smart, and is trimmed with
grosgrain ribbon in shaded tones of
The effect is unusually smart
and distinctive, With this is worn a
close little hat of straw the same
shade of blue, trimmed with two-tone
blue ribbon. The creased crown and
upturned brim if black are evidences
of its newness,
the Light Wool Frock
The spring season promises to fea-
ture the light wool frock, tailored and
depending on its cut and finish for
smartness. A very essential featuré
is the hem, for It must lle flat and
smooth If the dress Is to look well, If
the fabric is light in weight, turn the
raw edge down one-fourth inch and
stitch through the two thicknesses
one-eighth inch from the edge. Press
thoroughly, and then slip-stitch the
hem in place in the usual way.
On heavier fabrics, when such a
turn would be bulky, stitch a row of
tape along the raw edge to conceal it,
and slip-stitch the edge of the tape to
the garment, Prussian binding, very
firmly woven tape, is best for this pur
pose, but it should be shrunk before
using.
Such fabrics as jersey flannel do not
require a turn or a binding, but may
merely be basted in place and then
eatch-stitched, one stitch in the hem
and the next one in the dress so that
the raw edge will be held flat.
of about twenty of the most used com-
mercial varieties. This heavy impor
tation with the previous known plant.
ings Is sufficient for all propagation
needs,
“The planting of flowers and shrubs
has been quite an expense to the
home owner, although the gain In
added beauty to the home more than
It is probable that the
home raising of these bulbs will cut
the cost to a fraction of what was for-
merly pald.
“1 don't know of any other invest-
land or home that returns
more pleasure or actual value
than flowers, shrubs and trees. They
will beautify any vacant lot and make
There i8 a danger
in planting that it will be overdone.
There 18 more beauty in a thin, well.
planned planting than in a profusion
of flowers and shrubs that have been
planted without thought of what the
entire picture is to be”
offset the cost.
cash
a home an estate,
City of Small Homes
Is Ideal Community
surprising that the Missis-
sippl valley landscape artists, meet-
ing In Kansas City,
that the charm of a well-ordered city
small
homes so greatly predominate In pum.
It is not
should declare
is In its small homes, The
ber that unless very many of them are
ut best. offers only
lential spots of greater
attractive the city,
beautiful res
or lesser extent t is in the rich dis-
tricts that the landscape architects
get thelr best commissions, but they
are not overlooking the importance of
small home treatments, even though
they have not yet devised a way to
promote the landscaping of small lots.
The Interesting fact Is that the
home owner, be his place costly or In-
expensive, has real incentive for beau-
tification. Keeping the house and
premises attractive contributes to the
joy of living and to the value of
property Co-operation is an Im-
portant factor. A block or
otherwise well planned and cared for
district
may be spolled to considerable extent
by a few careless home owners or oc
ints Hence the
hborhood
expediency of
improvement assocla-
common effort desir-
established
Times
may be
~RKansas City
Roof Highly Important
Nowadays the modern home builder
desires a covering for the home pos.
sessing not one or two virtues, but
combining in one perfect roofing all
the single advantages which the vari
together
with such additional ones as modern
science may have developed.
The “perfect roof” according to
modern standards, must combine the
following qualities: It must be a com-
plete shelter in all climates and under
all weather conditions.
It must be proof against all roof-
communicated fire—for the benefit not
only of the individual, but of the com
munity.
It must be a true insulation against
heat and cold. It must be easy to put
on and inexpensive to maintain in
good condition
And last, but by no means least, it
must be artistic—a fitting crown to
a well-planned facade—Iit must be es
thetically pleasing ™ the beholder.
ous old-style roofs pos waned
Plan Before Building
Every little thing in the
doors, windows,
closets, all
Stairs,
flues,
pearance of the house,
has been sald, and there Is quite a
Blue, Beige and Green
Lead in Color Interest
ever important to be able to select
from the great variety of shades pre-
sented esch season those which ex
press in the highest degree the fash-
fonable tendencles In color, Three
colors epitomize the spring color
mode. The importance of blue is con-
firmed In June blue, a new blue have
ing the clear quality of a June sky.
Cocotan, a golden tan with a cocoa
cast, represents the beiges, while
Nileen, a subtle green, completes the
color trilogy.
These three colors are the embodi-
ment of the spring color trend, and all
have the characteristic soft-toned sil:
very devth characterizing these colors
Chambers of Commerce
There is no better evidence of the
record a single case of a live, pro-
gressive town without a chamber of
commerce. Eufala must and will carry
on. Unless we do carry forward the
splendid work we have started, the
effort and money thus expended will
count for naught.—Eufala (Ala) Dally
Citizen.
~~ Great Truth
The bigger the city the cleaner the
main streets and the dirtier the side
streets. System — “he Magazine of
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